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Contents

Events

By Place

Asia

Byzantine Empire

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Asia

★ Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan.

★ Nanping State is forced to surrender when invaded by Song Dynasty armies.

Byzantine Empire

★ Nicephorus I Phocas marries Theophano (10th century), the widow of the emperor Romanus II.

Europe

★ Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute.

★ Luxembourg is founded.

By Topic

Religion

★ December 6 — Pope Leo VIII begins papacy as the 131st pope. Initially runs currently with Pope John XII

Births

★ Li Jiqian, Tangut jiedushi who ruled the new Western Xia Dynasty in northwestern China (d. 1004)

Deaths

★ April 3 — William III, Duke of Aquitaine

★ Romanus II, Byzantine Emperor (b. 939)